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snownerd
Mar 17, 2021Aspirant
Nighthawk R6230
Spectrum is telling me that my Netgear Nighthawk Router is the problem with my streaming and internet or lack therof. They told me to update my software. I am on a Desk top older Mac that is runnin...
snownerd
Mar 18, 2021Aspirant
HI,
I am not sure where to even find the firmware I am on how do I do that? I purchased this last August.
My Modem EU2251 is that it? I got this last July.
My speed is 400
The tested speeds were something like 200 download and 22 upload?
Our home is small, nothing in the way, door open and maybe 20 feet from router to one tv and less to the other. One story, no metal, wood only
Floors are wood, walls are plaster
Streaming on a 15 year old TV with a ROKU stick, it is 42 feet away and much less to the other tv We did purchase a SMART tv and will install tomorrow,hoping it fixes it...also Spectrum is coming out tomorrow to look at outside only, in the past they have been pretty useless.
I am not sure how to find the answer to the last question.
My biggest question is how do I know if the firmwear is updated? Where do I even look?
thanks!
plemans
Mar 19, 2021Guru - Experienced User
When you log into the router, its status page will have what firmware version you're on.
If you're streaming, make sure you're connected to 5ghz. 2.4ghz is much slower and sensitive to inferference.
You can also try changing which channel the 2.4ghz and 5ghz are on in case there is interference.
- snownerdMar 19, 2021Aspirant
How do I log into the router?
- antinodeMar 19, 2021Guru
> How do I log into the router?
Hard to say. You might start with an oft-neglected resource:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read?- snownerdMar 20, 2021Aspirant
I did that...couldn't figure it out...which is why I posted here...